Project: Pine Trees Part II

Well maybe to some people this project was obviously going to be a lot of work with our 70ish-footers x6; however when the project was explained to me in a rundown of how it would go, I thought it'd be basically done in a day. I was sorely wrong. We are left now with this:

...and that's just a portion of the backyard...after a few large loads to the dump. On the plus side, we have plenty of fire wood, and I can start a business making pine cone wreaths and such! If anyone wants to come pick up pine cones, I'll pay a dollar per bucket!

Timm-berrrr!

At least the front yard is almost picked up...

Project: Pine Trees Part I & Project: Window Trim

These beautiful pests provide our house with color, privacy, and shade. I might also add that they ruin our lawns and the lawns/plants of our neighbors...and they leave thousands of tiny pine cones!

So...we decided to end their lives. ~gasp!~ I know, as of tomorrow, we are officially tree killers. We are taking down six of these monsters! Don't worry, we still have plenty of trees and bushes in the neighbors' yards for our privacy.

If you can recall, we use to have black shutters on the windows. Well we replaced our windows and those cute shutters were also removed. I had no say in the matter, but they are gone. Lane has done a great job working on the new trim though. You can't really see it very well right now, but we will be painting it eventually. Ohhhh the endless projects!

So once these trees are gone, we'll get started on fixing the sprinkler system and fertilizing our lawn to make it beautiful. Yes, it appears to have plenty of green; however, a majority of the green is weeds. Oh I can't wait to mow our lawn and start working on landscaping! Tips?

Project: Baseboards

I don't know what's in the water Lane's been drinking but he all of the sudden got back into the house projects mode. If he's not doing stuff for work or sleeping, he has been working every minute on the house. He figured out how to do the baseboards and finished them within a few days (minus the caulking and paint)! They look awesome! Some parts look kind of funny because all the other trim in the house is still brown, but we will take care of that eventually.

(Pardon the fuzzy pictures)

I would take more pictures but we still have messes in the house right now so I don't want to expose those!

Sorry Neighbors!

BLINDS! That's right! No more peeking in, neighbors! Our house is no longer a 24-hour show. Our neighborhood is full of walkers. I always catch them looking in our large, wide-open windows. I even see people driving by and stopping or slowing down. When it's dark outside and our lights are on it is an excellent view from the whole neighborhood. This is why I'm so excited to have blinds! And our house is feeling more and more like a home. These pictures make me want to get some curtains going too though...someday!

Let the Projects Continue!

So we basically stopped everything after we moved in and replaced the windows. We're getting back into gear now that the sun is popping out and we have family coming to visit! It's mostly Lane going at it actually. I will post pictures as things get finished but he is finishing up the corner in our bonus room. The walls still weren't put in because they were working on our heat pump and plumbing and such. So the drywall is screwed in, just waiting for some texture and paint (next week?)! We also finally ordered blinds for all our windows (going in Saturday)! We also purchased our base trim, so that's waiting to go in as well.

Project "Back Splash" took Lane 2 days. He did an awesome job, it looks great! He figured out how do to it and just went to town. We might add a wood strip at the top of the slate line, and we still need to screw in the outlet covers, but there's our beautiful kitchen!

Lane has already started on the fireplace. We got the same slate as the back splash for the fireplace only larger squares. That project will probably be finished within the next couple days, I can't wait! We're even considering covering our entry way floor with the slate too.

Soooo pictures of the blinds, base trim, wall downstairs, and fireplace should be updated soon! And then the outdoor projects begin!

Newest Temporary Fix

Ok, so we spent the first month or so with our clothes in bags/boxes/suitcases just jammed in our closet--which was fine except we wore the same weeks-worth of clothes over and over because we didn't want to dig. So we purchased this $20 hotel rack as a temporary fix. Seemed like a great idea until we hung 95% of both our hang-up clothes...

...It lasted about a week and then collapsed. So we lived with our clothes collapsed on the floor for another week and then Lane decided to crack down and purchase these more reliable temporary fixes. SO much better! We can live like this for a year or two until we do the custom shelving.
Ps. My clothes start after that red shirt in the middle...and mine are pretty spread out. He also has a dresser in our room. I think I need to go shopping! jk


We haven't been doing any projects lately, that's why I never update anymore. We will be doing window trim, base trim, and our back splash probably in the next couple months so there will be some updating for that....and it's starting to warm up so we'll be starting on the outside projects. I'm ready for those (mostly just to be outside in the sun...not $$-wise)!

It Is What It Is.

I wanted to wait until everything was perfectly placed, however that might be a while and I want to show off our house to those who aren't able to come by and see it, so it is what it is.

Master Bedroom

Master Closet

*When we can afford it, we will put in built-in shelving. And yes, we are still living out of bags and boxes.
Master Bathroom
*It's our smallest of all, but again, when we can afford it, we will be combining it with the guest bath on the other side of the wall to make our "master suite" complete.

Office

*Haven't done much to this room yet. It will be the nursery someday when we decide to have kids (no, that is not a hint/implication).

Guest Bathroom

*This is the bathroom I use the most. I hated it before we painted/put the flooring in, but it definitely gets its use from me. This is the one on the other side of the wall from the master bath. We will wall it off from this hallway entrance, and will basically move it across the hallway.

Kitchen

*This is the only view I'm putting up because our fridge still isn't here!

Living Room

Black & White Bathroom

*I still want to find some cute decor for the walls, but it basically turned out exactly how I envisioned it! I love it.

Laundry Room

*I am weird and love doing laundry, so I am very excited about this room. We will eventually put up shelving and a sink in here.

Guest Bedroom

*Yes, it is ready for some visitors (and that is a hint)! This is the only room with curtains because this was our bed set from before. The beautiful nightstands are what I have left of my grandparents (mom's parents), and I love them so much. They don't quite go with our bed frame so our guests will have the privilege of using them; and I think that makes this room a "suite."

Bonus Room

*The lighting is kind of bad so you can't really see the acid-stained concrete to the right. The wall isn't finished over there either because of plumbing or what-not, so no pictures yet!

Gym Room

*Not fully equipped, but it's on its way. We have a little TV to the left to watch while exercising, or, in my case, do workout videos/classes! :)